diff --git a/browser/main/Detail/MarkdownNoteDetail.js b/browser/main/Detail/MarkdownNoteDetail.js
index 15c584d4..21c9a53f 100644
--- a/browser/main/Detail/MarkdownNoteDetail.js
+++ b/browser/main/Detail/MarkdownNoteDetail.js
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ import { formatDate } from 'browser/lib/date-formatter'
 import { getTodoPercentageOfCompleted } from 'browser/lib/getTodoStatus'
 import striptags from 'striptags'
 
-const electron = require('electron')
-const { remote } = electron
-const { dialog } = remote
-
 class MarkdownNoteDetail extends React.Component {
   constructor (props) {
     super(props)
@@ -187,38 +183,37 @@ class MarkdownNoteDetail extends React.Component {
   handleTrashButtonClick (e) {
     const { note } = this.state
     const { isTrashed } = note
+    const { confirmDeletion } = this.props
 
     if (isTrashed) {
-      const dialogueButtonIndex = dialog.showMessageBox(remote.getCurrentWindow(), {
-        type: 'warning',
-        message: 'Confirm note deletion',
-        detail: 'This will permanently remove this note.',
-        buttons: ['Confirm', 'Cancel']
-      })
-      if (dialogueButtonIndex === 1) return
-      const { note, dispatch } = this.props
-      dataApi
-        .deleteNote(note.storage, note.key)
-        .then((data) => {
-          const dispatchHandler = () => {
-            dispatch({
-              type: 'DELETE_NOTE',
-              storageKey: data.storageKey,
-              noteKey: data.noteKey
-            })
-          }
-          ee.once('list:moved', dispatchHandler)
-        })
+      if (confirmDeletion(true)) {
+        const {note, dispatch} = this.props
+        dataApi
+          .deleteNote(note.storage, note.key)
+          .then((data) => {
+            const dispatchHandler = () => {
+              dispatch({
+                type: 'DELETE_NOTE',
+                storageKey: data.storageKey,
+                noteKey: data.noteKey
+              })
+            }
+            ee.once('list:moved', dispatchHandler)
+          })
+      }
     } else {
-      note.isTrashed = true
+      if (confirmDeletion()) {
+        note.isTrashed = true
 
-      this.setState({
-        note
-      }, () => {
-        this.save()
-      })
+        this.setState({
+          note
+        }, () => {
+          this.save()
+        })
+
+        ee.emit('list:next')
+      }
     }
-    ee.emit('list:next')
   }
 
   handleUndoButtonClick (e) {
@@ -447,7 +442,8 @@ MarkdownNoteDetail.propTypes = {
   style: PropTypes.shape({
     left: PropTypes.number
   }),
-  ignorePreviewPointerEvents: PropTypes.bool
+  ignorePreviewPointerEvents: PropTypes.bool,
+  confirmDeletion: PropTypes.bool.isRequired
 }
 
 export default CSSModules(MarkdownNoteDetail, styles)
diff --git a/browser/main/Detail/SnippetNoteDetail.js b/browser/main/Detail/SnippetNoteDetail.js
index 218b4f87..4f5d7c68 100644
--- a/browser/main/Detail/SnippetNoteDetail.js
+++ b/browser/main/Detail/SnippetNoteDetail.js
@@ -176,38 +176,37 @@ class SnippetNoteDetail extends React.Component {
   handleTrashButtonClick (e) {
     const { note } = this.state
     const { isTrashed } = note
+    const { confirmDeletion } = this.props
 
     if (isTrashed) {
-      const dialogueButtonIndex = dialog.showMessageBox(remote.getCurrentWindow(), {
-        type: 'warning',
-        message: 'Confirm note deletion',
-        detail: 'This will permanently remove this note.',
-        buttons: ['Confirm', 'Cancel']
-      })
-      if (dialogueButtonIndex === 1) return
-      const { note, dispatch } = this.props
-      dataApi
-        .deleteNote(note.storage, note.key)
-        .then((data) => {
-          const dispatchHandler = () => {
-            dispatch({
-              type: 'DELETE_NOTE',
-              storageKey: data.storageKey,
-              noteKey: data.noteKey
-            })
-          }
-          ee.once('list:moved', dispatchHandler)
-        })
+      if (confirmDeletion(true)) {
+        const {note, dispatch} = this.props
+        dataApi
+          .deleteNote(note.storage, note.key)
+          .then((data) => {
+            const dispatchHandler = () => {
+              dispatch({
+                type: 'DELETE_NOTE',
+                storageKey: data.storageKey,
+                noteKey: data.noteKey
+              })
+            }
+            ee.once('list:moved', dispatchHandler)
+          })
+      }
     } else {
-      note.isTrashed = true
+      if (confirmDeletion()) {
+        note.isTrashed = true
 
-      this.setState({
-        note
-      }, () => {
-        this.save()
-      })
+        this.setState({
+          note
+        }, () => {
+          this.save()
+        })
+
+        ee.emit('list:next')
+      }
     }
-    ee.emit('list:next')
   }
 
   handleUndoButtonClick (e) {
@@ -731,7 +730,8 @@ SnippetNoteDetail.propTypes = {
   style: PropTypes.shape({
     left: PropTypes.number
   }),
-  ignorePreviewPointerEvents: PropTypes.bool
+  ignorePreviewPointerEvents: PropTypes.bool,
+  confirmDeletion: PropTypes.bool.isRequired
 }
 
 export default CSSModules(SnippetNoteDetail, styles)
diff --git a/browser/main/Detail/index.js b/browser/main/Detail/index.js
index 70f37a41..a9a8e4f2 100644
--- a/browser/main/Detail/index.js
+++ b/browser/main/Detail/index.js
@@ -32,6 +32,26 @@ class Detail extends React.Component {
     ee.off('detail:delete', this.deleteHandler)
   }
 
+  confirmDeletion (permanent) {
+    if (this.props.config.ui.confirmDeletion || permanent) {
+      const electron = require('electron')
+      const { remote } = electron
+      const { dialog } = remote
+
+      const alertConfig = {
+        type: 'warning',
+        message: 'Confirm note deletion',
+        detail: 'This will permanently remove this note.',
+        buttons: ['Confirm', 'Cancel']
+      }
+
+      const dialogueButtonIndex = dialog.showMessageBox(remote.getCurrentWindow(), alertConfig)
+      return dialogueButtonIndex === 0
+    }
+
+    return true
+  }
+
   render () {
     const { location, data, config } = this.props
     let note = null
@@ -64,6 +84,7 @@ class Detail extends React.Component {
         <SnippetNoteDetail
           note={note}
           config={config}
+          confirmDeletion={(permanent) => this.confirmDeletion(permanent)}
           ref='root'
           {..._.pick(this.props, [
             'dispatch',
@@ -80,6 +101,7 @@ class Detail extends React.Component {
       <MarkdownNoteDetail
         note={note}
         config={config}
+        confirmDeletion={(permanent) => this.confirmDeletion(permanent)}
         ref='root'
         {..._.pick(this.props, [
           'dispatch',
diff --git a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/UiTab.js b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/UiTab.js
index c79329d0..1cd696e3 100644
--- a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/UiTab.js
+++ b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/UiTab.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class UiTab extends React.Component {
       ui: {
         theme: this.refs.uiTheme.value,
         showCopyNotification: this.refs.showCopyNotification.checked,
+        confirmDeletion: this.refs.confirmDeletion.checked,
         disableDirectWrite: this.refs.uiD2w != null
           ? this.refs.uiD2w.checked
           : false
@@ -173,6 +174,16 @@ class UiTab extends React.Component {
               Show &quot;Saved to Clipboard&quot; notification when copying
             </label>
           </div>
+          <div styleName='group-checkBoxSection'>
+            <label>
+              <input onChange={(e) => this.handleUIChange(e)}
+                checked={this.state.config.ui.confirmDeletion}
+                ref='confirmDeletion'
+                type='checkbox'
+              />&nbsp;
+              Show a confirmation dialog when deleting notes
+            </label>
+          </div>
           {
             global.process.platform === 'win32'
             ? <div styleName='group-checkBoxSection'>
@@ -182,7 +193,7 @@ class UiTab extends React.Component {
                   refs='uiD2w'
                   disabled={OSX}
                   type='checkbox'
-                />
+                />&nbsp;
                 Disable Direct Write(It will be applied after restarting)
               </label>
             </div>